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8/26/2011
C PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS AND

C ANSWER
http://cquestionbank.blogspot.com | Ritesh kumar

(1) What will be output if you will compile and execute
the following c code?
#include<stdio.h>
struct marks{
int p:3;
int c:3;
int m:2;
};
int main(){
struct marks s={2,-6,5};
printf("%d %d %d",s.p,s.c,s.m);
return 0;
(a) 2 -6 5
(b) 2 -6 1
(c) 2 2 1
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Binary value of 2: 00000010 (Select three two bit)

Binary value of 6: 00000110
Binary value of -6: 11111001+1=11111010
(Select last three bit)
Binary value of 5: 00000101 (Select last two bit)
Complete memory representation:
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#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int huge*p=(int huge*)0XC0563331;
int huge*q=(int huge*)0xC2551341;
*p=200;
printf("%d",*q);
return 0;
(a)0
(b)Garbage value
(c)null
(d) 200
(e)Compiler error
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Physical address of huge pointer p

Huge address: 0XC0563331
Offset address: 0x3331
Segment address: 0XC056

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Physical address= Segment address * 0X10 + Offset
address
=0XC056 * 0X10 +0X3331
=0XC0560 + 0X3331
=0XC3891
Physical address of huge pointer q
Huge address: 0XC2551341
Offset address: 0x1341
Segment address: 0XC255
Physical address= Segment address * 0X10 + Offset
address
=0XC255 * 0X10 +0X1341
=0XC2550 + 0X1341
=0XC3891
Since both huge pointers p and q are pointing same
physical address so content of q will also same as
content of q.
(3) Write c program which display mouse pointer and

position of pointer. (In x coordinate, y coordinate)?
Answer:
#include<dos.h>
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
union REGS i,o;
int x,y,k;
//show mouse pointer
i.x.ax=1;
int86(0x33,&i,&o);
while(!kbhit()) //its value will false when we hit
key in the key board
{
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i.x.ax=3; //get mouse position
x=o.x.cx;
y=o.x.dx;
printf("(%d , %d)",x,y);
delay(250);
int86(0x33,&i,&o);
}
return 0;
}
(4) Write a c program to create dos command: dir.
Answer:
Step 1: Write following code.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dos.h>
int main(int count,char *argv[]){

struct find_t q ;
int a;
if(count==1)
argv[1]="*.*";
a = _dos_findfirst(argv[1],1,&q);
if(a==0){
while (!a){
printf(" %s\n", q.name);
a = _dos_findnext(&q);
}
}
else{
printf("File not found");
}
return 0;
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}
Step 2: Save the as list.c (You can give any name)

Step 3: Compile and execute the file.
Step 4: Write click on My computer of Window XP
operating system and select properties.
Step 5: Select Advanced -> Environment Variables
Step 6: You will find following window:
Click on new button (Button inside the red box)
Step 7: Write following:

Variable name: path
Variable value: c:\tc\bin\list.c (Path where you have
saved)

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Step 8: Open command prompt and write list and press
enter.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i;
float a=5.2;
char *ptr;
ptr=(char *)&a;
for(i=0;i<=3;i++)
printf("%d ",*ptr++);
return 0;
}
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(a)0 0 0 0
(b)Garbage Garbage Garbage Garbage
(c)102 56 -80 32
(d)102 102 -90 64
(e)Compiler error
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
In c float data type is four byte data type while char

pointer ptr can point one byte of memory at a time.
Memory representation of float a=5.2
ptr pointer will point first fourth byte then third

byte then second byte then first byte.
Content of fourth byte:

Binary value=01100110
Decimal value= 64+32+4+2=102
Content of third byte:

Decimal value=64+32+4+2=102
Content of second byte:
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Decimal value=-128+32+4+2=-90
Content of first byte:

Decimal value=64
Note: Character pointer treats MSB bit of each byte

i.e. left most bit of above figure as sign bit.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i;
double a=5.2;
char *ptr;
ptr=(char *)&a;
for(i=0;i<=7;i++)
printf("%d ",*ptr++);
return 0;
(a) -51 -52 -52 -52 -52 -52 20 64

(b) 51 52 52 52 52 52 20 64
(c) Eight garbage values.
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
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In c double data type is eight byte data type while
char pointer ptr can point one byte of memory at a
time.
Memory representation of double a=5.2
ptr pointer will point first eighth byte then seventh

byte then sixth byte then fifth byte then fourth byte
then third byte then second byte then first byte as
shown in above figure.
Content of eighth byte:

Decimal value= -128+64+8+4+1=-51
Content of seventh byte:

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Decimal value= -128+64+8+4=-52
Content of sixth byte:

Content of fifth byte:

Content of fourth byte:

Content of third byte:

Content of second byte:

Decimal value=16+4=20
Content of first byte:
Decimal value=64
Note: Character pointer treats MSB bit of each byte

i.e. left most bit of above figure as sign bit.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
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printf("%s","c" "question" "bank");
return 0;
}
(a) c question bank

(b) c
(c) bank
(d) cquestionbank
(e) Compiler error
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
In c string constant “xy” is same as “x” “y”

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
char *str="c-pointer";
printf("%*.*s",10,7,str);
return 0;
}
(a) c-pointer
(b) c-pointer
(c) c-point
(d) cpointer null null
(e) c-point
Answer: (e)
Explanation:

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Meaning of %*.*s in the printf function:
First * indicates the width i.e. how many spaces will
take to print the string and second * indicates how
many characters will print of any string.
Following figure illustrates output of above code:
(9) What will be output if you will compile and

execute the following c code?
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a=-12;
a=a>>3;
printf("%d",a);
return 0;
}
(a) -4
(b) -3
(c) -2
(d) -96
(e) Compiler error
Answer :( c)
Explanation:
Binary value of 12 is: 00000000 00001100

Binary value of -12 wills 2’s complement of 12 i.e.
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So binary value of -12 is: 11111111 11110100
Right shifting rule:

Rule 1: If number is positive the fill vacant spaces in
the left side by 0.
Rule 2: If number is negative the fill vacant spaces in
the left side by 1.
In this case number is negative. So right shift all the
binary digits by three space and fill vacant space by 1
as shown following figure:
Since it is negative number so output will also a

negative number but its 2’s complement.

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Hence final output will be:
And its decimal value is: 2

Hence output will be:-2

#include<stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(){
printf("%d %d",sizeof("string"),strlen("string"));
return 0;
}
(a) 6 6
(b) 7 7
(c) 6 7
(d) 7 6
(e) None of these
Answer: (d)
Explanation:

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Sizeof operator returns the size of string including
null character while strlen function returns length of
a string excluding null character.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
static main;
int x;
x=call(main);
printf("%d ",x);
return 0;
}
int call(int address){

address++;
return address;
}
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) Garbage value
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
As we know main is not keyword of c but is special type

of function. Word main can be name variable in the main
and other functions.

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#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a,b;
a=1,3,15;
b=(2,4,6);
printf("%d ",a+b);
return 0;
}
(a) 3
(b) 21
(c) 17
(d) 7
(e) Compiler error
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
In c comma behaves as separator as well as operator.

a=1, 3, 15;
b= (2, 4, 6);
In the above two statements comma is working as
operator. Comma enjoys least precedence and associative
is left to right.
Assigning the priority of each operator in the first
statement:

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Hence 1 will assign to a.
Assigning the priority of each operator in the second
statement:

#include<stdio.h>
int extern x;
int main()
printf("%d",x);
x=2;
return 0;
}
int x=23;
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 23
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
extern variables can search the declaration of variable

anywhere in the program.
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#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i=0;
if(i==0){
i=((5,(i=3)),i=1);
printf("%d",i);
}
else
printf("equal");
}
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) equal
(e) None of above
Answer: (c)

int main(){
int a=25;
printf("%o %x",a,a);
return 0;
}
(a) 25 25
(b) 025 0x25
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(c) 12 42
(d) 31 19
(e) None of these
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
%o is used to print the number in octal number format.

%x is used to print the number in hexadecimal number
format.
Note: In c octal number starts with 0 and hexadecimal

number starts with 0x.

#include<stdio.h>
#define message "union is\

power of c"
int main(){
printf("%s",message);
return 0;
}
(a) union is power of c

(b) union ispower of c
(c) union is
Power of c
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation:

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If you want to write macro constant in new line the end
with the character \.

#include<stdio.h>
#define call(x) #x
int main(){
printf("%s",call(c/c++));
return 0;
}
(a)c
(b)c++
(c)#c/c++
(d)c/c++
(e)Compiler error
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
# is string operator. It converts the macro function

call argument in the string. First see the intermediate
file:
test.c 1:
test.c 2: void main(){
test.c 3: printf("%s","c/c++");
test.c 4: return 0;
test.c 4: }
test.c 5:

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It is clear macro call is replaced by its argument in
the string format.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
if(printf("cquestionbank"))
printf("I know c");
else
printf("I know c++");
return 0;
}
(a) I know c
(b) I know c++
(c) cquestionbankI know c
(d) cquestionbankI know c++
(e) Compiler error
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Return type of printf function is integer which returns

number of character it prints including blank spaces.
So printf function inside if condition will return 13.
In if condition any non- zero number means true so else
part will not execute.

#include<stdio.h>

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int main(){
int i=10;
static int x=i;
if(x==i)
printf("Equal");
else if(x>i)
printf("Greater than");
else
printf("Less than");
return 0;
(a) Equal
(b) Greater than
(c) Less than
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of above
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Static variables are load time entity while auto

variables are run time entity. We cannot initialize any
load time variable by the run time variable.
In this example i is run time variable while x is load
time variable.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
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printf("%s",__DATE__);
return 0;
(a) Current system date

(b) Current system date with time
(c) null
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
__DATE__ is global identifier which returns current

system date.

#include<stdio.h>
void start();
void end();
#pragma startup start
#pragma exit end
int static i;
int main(){
printf("\nmain function: %d",++i);
return 0;

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void start(){
printf("\nstart function: %d",++i);
}
void end(){
printf("\nend function: %d",++i);
}
(a)
main function: 2
start function: 1
end function:3
(b)
start function: 1
main function: 2
end function:3
(c)
main function: 2
end function:3
start function: 1
(d) Compiler error
(e) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Every c program start with main function and terminate

with null statement. But #pragma startup can call
function just before main function and #pragma exit

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8/26/2011

C PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS AND

http://cquestionbank.blogspot.com | Ritesh kumar

Binary value of 2: 00000010 (Select three two bit)

Complete memory representation:

Copyright@ritesh kumar: http://cquestionbank.blogspot.com/

Physical address of huge pointer p

Copyright@ritesh kumar: http://cquestionbank.blogspot.com/

(3) Write c program which display mouse pointer and

(4) Write a c program to create dos command: dir.

Step 1: Write following code.

int main(int count,char *argv[]){

Step 2: Save the as list.c (You can give any name)

Step 7: Write following:

Copyright@ritesh kumar: http://cquestionbank.blogspot.com/

(5) What will be output if you will compile and execute

In c float data type is four byte data type while char

ptr pointer will point first fourth byte then third

Content of fourth byte:

Content of third byte:

Content of first byte:

Note: Character pointer treats MSB bit of each byte

(6) What will be output if you will compile and execute

(a) -51 -52 -52 -52 -52 -52 20 64

Memory representation of double a=5.2

ptr pointer will point first eighth byte then seventh

Content of eighth byte:

Content of seventh byte:

Content of sixth byte:

Content of fifth byte:

Content of fourth byte:

Content of third byte:

Content of second byte:

Note: Character pointer treats MSB bit of each byte

(7) What will be output if you will compile and execute

(a) c question bank

In c string constant “xy” is same as “x” “y”

(8) What will be output if you will compile and execute

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(9) What will be output if you will compile and

Binary value of 12 is: 00000000 00001100

Right shifting rule:

Since it is negative number so output will also a

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And its decimal value is: 2

(10) What will be output if you will compile and

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(11) What will be output if you will compile and

int call(int address){

As we know main is not keyword of c but is special type

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In c comma behaves as separator as well as operator.

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(13) What will be output if you will compile and

extern variables can search the declaration of variable

(15) What will be output if you will compile and

%o is used to print the number in octal number format.

Note: In c octal number starts with 0 and hexadecimal

(16) What will be output if you will compile and

#define message "union is\

(a) union is power of c

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DATE is global identifier which returns current